The personal blog of Matt Guerin, a Toronto-based writer, filmmaker, media manager and political commentator...

Monday, February 23, 2009

The Academy was rather kind to the queer community this year...

Well done. Awarding Penn's performance was the icing on the cake. This is nice contrition for Brokeback's snub, I must say. Congrats to the filmmakers who made Milk (including Oscar winners tonight Sean Penn, pictured, and writer Dustin Lance Black.)

Heath Ledger's win proves there is a God. This was a rivetting Oscars ceremony this year! I especially loved the new way of handing out the acting awards! Bravo!

Penn's win was a wonderful, justified, surprise---and Dustin's speech was extremely touching. What a great message!

At first I wasn't sure about new way of handing out the acting awards because I really liked seeing clips of the performances, but then the mini-tributes for each of the actors work was so touching. It grew on me quickly.

Crash was more like a made-for-TV movie than a Best Picture winner. Brokeback will still be referenced long after Crash is forgotten.

But I do agree that Slumdog was better than Milk, although Milk will always have a special place in my heart.

Yes I felt the same way about the new way to present acting Oscars at first, but it was nice. I did like those clips too though. I'm sure it'll be debated now whether to keep doing it this way - as long as they can get 20 previous winners to present like that per year it'll be do-able.